How sweet of you, Shelby, to help your trainer out so! :P

So the overnight thing worked well! Nine stood (mostly) still while I unsaddled him, and once he felt that cinch loosen he heaved this huge sigh of relive and wouldn't move a muscle! We introduced him to the new saddle. He accepted the new saddle blanket without any fuss, but the saddle was a bit different. It does have stirrups after all, which the old training saddle does not have, and the stirrups on the riding saddle are even tied up on top making the saddle look even bigger! But, Fiance got Nine to smell the new saddle and got it almost on. Then we had visitors and had to stop, but it was still a nice progressive day!

Tomorrow is the vet appointment, wish us luck!